BSA staff directory
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Colleen Baker After 10 years in the design world, Colleen brings a love of both print and web design to the BSA. Yet, if forced to choose, Colleen would rather be stuck on a desert island with print for the rest of her life. She’d also put in a request for her boyfriend, dog and a blazing fast Wi-Fi connection. |
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Lauren Burn Born in New Orleans and raised in Charleston, South Carolina, Lauren feels most at home in historic cities. She currently resides in a converted chocolate factory in Dorchester. She holds a BA in English from the College of Charleston and is an avid reader. |
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Ben Cohen Ben lives in Dorchester. |
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Billy Craig Billy earned a business degree from the University of Vermont that he parlayed into a two-year stint in Boston’s mutual-fund industry before joining Machado and Silvetti Associates as an intern designer. He married those two experiences, becoming Utile Inc.’s business manager before joining the BSA. Billy’s love for baseball, snowboarding and Cadillac Mountain make him a hit at dinner parties ’round the Hub, but be warned: He’s a Yankees fan. |
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Mary Fichtner Mary came to the BSA with a passion for Boston’s art scene and a love of exhibit design, as well as more than 10 years of experience in arts and nonprofit management. Mary has a master’s degree in art history from UMass/Amherst, and currently serves as chairman of the board for Gallery 263, a nonprofit community art space in Cambridgeport. When she leaves the BSA at the end of the day, she heads home to Beacon Hill where she enjoys cooking, crafting, bluegrass music and playing with her pit bull, Bella. |
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Ann Fienman Ann joined the BSA staff in 2006, managing continuing education and, subsequently, operations. Her varied experience in nonprofits and start-ups helped hone the resourcefulness and hands-on approach that she brings to the BSA. After graduating from Boston College, she spent several years as a tour guide in and around Boston. Ann is interested in American history, the life cycles of urban environments and exploring city neighborhoods—preferably while driving her vintage LeBaron convertible. |
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Tyler Huntington Tyler, a graduate of Tufts University, brings years of administrative experience to the BSA. He enjoys live music, photographic history and syndicated episodes of Seinfeld. |
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Angela King Angela comes to the BSA after almost 10 years in the arts marketing field. An avid lover of polka dots, Irish coffees and a good travel adventure, friends say she adds a splash of color to every room she is in. Angela holds an MA from Emerson College in Integrated Marketing Communication and currently resides in Boston. |
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Jessica Kriley Having spent her formative years in the land of Dorothy and the Jayhawks, Jessi moved to Boston shortly after completing her master's at the University of Kansas in a quest to fulfill her love of history and her desire to see trees and salt water. Prior to joining the BSA as its resident events manager (or party girl?), Jessi directed the events and visitor experience program at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum and, before that, the Old South Meeting House. An avid traveler, Jessi’s collection of patches from places she has visited is rivaled only by her collection of shoes. |
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Kali Larsson Kali recently moved to Boston from New York and is loving it so far. She joins the BSA having worked as a temp at a variety of Boston-based companies. Kali enjoys walking around town, baking, photography, making jewelry, and the challenge of a difficult Sudoku puzzle. |
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Jen Lawson When Jen needs a break from her BSA responsibilities, she heads to the park in JP with her husband and their dog, French Fry. Prior to casting her member-services magic at the BSA, Jen worked at Joan Wood & Associates and Emerson College. She enjoys dance, the ocean, international cultures and the culinary arts. |
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Renée Loth Renée comes to the BSA from a distinguished journalism career, most recently as editor of the editorial pages of the Boston Globe. Currently an op-ed columnist at the Globe, she has frequently written about the issues that animate the architecture/design community. She is a member of the Massachusetts Women's Forum and vice-chair of PEN-New England, which promotes literacy and free expression worldwide. She has twice served as a juror for the Pulitzer prizes in journalism. She got her start as editor of a scrappy advocacy newspaper, The East Boston Community News, and has lived in Boston since her student days at Boston University. She is married to jazz pianist Bert Seager. |
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Fiona Luis Fiona spent 22 years at The Boston Globe, most recently as head of the Features department. She oversaw a staff of 60, guiding editing and design teams that produced daily and weekly sections. Before that she ran the Living, Food, and Home/Style sections, supervising writers, columnists and critics. She collaborated with photographers and designers to create sections that were recognized with awards from the Society of Newspaper Design. A native of Malaysia, Fiona continues to favor summer over winter. Some of her earliest memories include traipsing through the ruins of a 16th-century Portuguese fortress and the red granite plinths of an 18th-century Dutch church in her hometown. |
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Conor MacDonald As an active Common Boston member, it comes as no surprise that Conor is interested in the way architecture affects and responds to communities. After he received a bachelor’s degree in business and economics (with a minor in architectural history), Conor worked as a photographer’s and architect’s assistant before joining the BSA. He enjoys running, throwing ceramics, writing and photography. |
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Russell Marshall With a northern soul and southern heart, Russell has been dedicated to the continuing growth and overall maintenance of the BSA since mysteriously arriving in 2010. |
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Penny Mitchell After 18 years as the membership director at the BSA, Penny left Boston for western Colorado. While there, she worked as development director for Colorado public television. Though she enjoyed the beauty of Colorado, she missed the vibrancy of Boston. Penny is pleased to return to the BSA and looks forward to connecting with colleagues and developing new relationships which recognize the value and impact of good design. |
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John Nunnari Assoc. AIA A long-standing BSA member and active Codes Committee and Government Affairs Committee participant and BSA lobbyist, John worked at HMFH Architects for 15 years, specializing in public school construction. He holds a BA in design studies from Boston Architectural Center and also studied at Temple University and SUNY at Delhi. An avid golfer and skier, you may find him at the annual BSA Golf Tournament. He’s still trying to convince us to hold an annual BSA Ski Tournament, though. |
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Jen Osborne A Suffolk University graduate with a degree in American history, Jen came to the BSA following a stretch at the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy’s programming department. She enjoys the Red Sox, museums and historical tours. If you walk by a certain hair salon on Newbury Street and do a double-take, no worries: Jen works there part-time with her identical twin sister, Susan. |
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Flora Peters Flora joyfully comes to the BSA from Maryland. Along with her genuine willingness to offer personable client service, she brings more than eight years of administrative support expertise having worked in diverse settings. Away from her job, she enjoys interior decorating, nature walks and trying not to set off the smoke alarm in her kitchen. |
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Maria Salvatierra Maria comes to the BSA from London's Royal Academy of Arts, where she managed the marketing and communications for some of Europe's most prestigious exhibitions and events. Prior to her six years at the RA, she was a founding member of the marketing team for Urbis, the "UK's Centre for Urban Culture," and an advisor for the City of Culture in her native Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Her high praise of Boston and Bostonians is a daily occurrence in the BSA office; she says that she has been made to feel very welcomed and at home in her new city.
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Erika Shea Prior to joining the BSA, Erika worked for a sustainable land investment firm and other nonprofits and as a swim coach. Her ambitious athletic regime—swimming, running, triathlons—coupled with Erika’s daily database and list-management vitamins keep her and the BSA fit. She holds a BA from Clark University, where she double-majored in philosophy and government international relations. Erika is captivated by historical architecture and historic landscapes, such as the Boston Common and Public Gardens, and she loves being a mom. |
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Pamela de Oliveira-Smith Pamela managed communications and creative services teams at Putnam Investments and Progress Software. She provided brand-strategy consultation to nonprofit institutional clients at Minelli. Pamela has worked at the BSA since 2003 in several key positions related to programming, operations, publishing and communications. |
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Eric White A Denison University graduate, Eric was selected in 2000 as one of 30 nonprofit leaders from around the world to participate in the Getty Leadership Institute, focusing on financial, marketing, team-building and strategic planning management. In 2012, Governor Patrick appointed Eric to the Massachusetts Creative Economy Council. In his spare time, he enjoys kayaking, woodturning, gardening and learning about American and world history. |
